Updates & Stories
The Path to Pollination – Building an Educational Tool
As a visitor services specialist at Fort Snelling State Park I help out with many different things. I answer phone calls, work at the front… Read More
The Great Mississippi Flyway
Experiencing the Spring Bird Migration at Fort Snelling State Park By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort… Read More
International Bat Appreciation Day
By Brent Cordie, Metro Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member April 17th is the day we can reflect on how the furry winged friends… Read More
From Sap to Syrup: How we Make Maple Syrup
By Clara Brown, Fort Snelling Visitor Services Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Department of Natural… Read More
Indigenous Land Management Resources
By Madeline Peterson, Anoka Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member November is Native American Heritage Month! For my blog post this month, I wanted to… Read More
Deep Portage Trail
By Cyrus Bird-Walker, Brainerd Field Crew Leader / AmeriCorps Member Picture credit: Jacob Hagestuen Picture credit: Jacob Hagestuen Finally, our first chance at a trail building… Read More
Screen time
By Caroline LaBorde, Minnesota Valley Field Crew Member / AmeriCorps Member Feature find of the week, Crew members found an ammonite fossil at Belter! Have… Read More
A Summer at Shalom
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member Days for the Youth Outdoor 6 crew vary vastly. Our mornings typically… Read More
How I Gained Confidence Exploring the Outdoors Solo
By Ashley Rezachek, Communications Outreach Specialist Individual Placement / AmeriCorps Member placed at MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program. It would be inaccurate to… Read More
An Ode to Leafy Spurge
By Lucy Tschida, Youth Outdoors Crew 6 Member / AmeriCorps Member After a couple demanding weeks of pulling introduced (“invasive”) species in the metro… Read More